GB2117502A - A headlamp for motor vehicles - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
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Description
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SPECIFICATION
A headlamp for motor vehicles GB 2 117 502 A 1 State of the Art The invention concerns a headlamp for motor vehicles according to the preamble to claim 1. A headlamp of that kind is known the reflector portion of which is an ellipsoidal body of revolution so that the horizontal meridian section of the reflector is also an ellipse. Hence, the crude light beam emerging from the collecting lens and uninfluenced by a lens is changed into substantially converging rays so that a spot of light of circular area appears on a measuring screen around the HV-point.
In order to use such a crude light beam for a dipping headlamp or a fog lamp, optically effective means are necessary on the lens covering the reflector so that a horizontally dispersed light beam illuminates the.road.
Moreover, optical means are also required in order to remove that portion of the crude light beam which would illuminate the road foreground.
Advantages of the invention With the headlamp according to the invention, the crude light beam is already fanned out in width as a horizontal light strip without optical means at the lens. The invention is based on the concept of horizontally dispersing the light rays emitted by the paraboloid reflector section parallel to the reflector axis beyond the second focal point of the collecting lens lying in the emergent direction of the light beam.
Advantageous further developments of the invention are described in the sub claims. With claim 4, the light coming from the reflector is fully utilised and forms a sharp light/dark boundary. Use of the existing light strip over its full width is achieved with claim 5.
With claim 6, the distribution of light in an horizontal direction is dispersed and the horizontal dispersion of the light beam increased thereby. This may be further improved with the arrangement according to claim 7. 25 Preferable forms of the additional lens are set out in claim 11 whereby the light distribution can be better suited to requirements.
Above all, for the satisfactory fitting into modern vehicle bodies, headlamps are required with a large width-height ratio wherein the width at most exceeds twice the height. However, with ellipsoidal headlamps or parabolic ellipsoidal headlamps the shape of the reflector is fully established by the required light intensity. This requirement is fulfilled with claim 9, namely a headlamp is provided with a large width and small height. Hence, the height of the headlamp and the height of the light beam may be further reduced by claim 13.
With headlamps for dipped beam lightthe light beam section emerging from the lower half of the reflector is screened by the bulb shield and is thus not available forforming the dipped light beam. With claim 15, a 35 portion of the screened light beam section is brought below the light/dark boundary chiefly for a better illumination. Moreover, the headlamp is insensitive to large tolerances of the bulb and moreover the usable light coming from the reflector is greater.
Drawing 40 A number of embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawing and are explained in detail in the description of the Figures. There are shown, but not to scale: in Figure 1 a reflector with a bulb shield and a collecting lens in a perspective representation; in Figure 2 the reflector in Figure 1 in front view with four rows of surface elements represented as points on the reflection surface; in Figure 3, partially in section, a measuring screen with the filament images on the surface elements in Figure 2; in Figure 4 a headlamp fora 45 large horizontal dispersion of the light beam; in Figure 5 a modification of the headlamp in Figure 4; in Figure 6 and 7 the vertical section or horizontal section of a headlamp for a light beam with a large width-height ratio; and in Figures 9 and 10 a headlamp for a dipped beam in which the light beam for illumination screened in the normal manner is brought below the light/dark boundary.
Description of the embodiments
The headlamp for motor vehicles in Figure 1 has a reflector 10 with a reflecting surface 11 and an apex 12 in which the origin of a co-ordinate system is indicated with the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis. The vertical meridian section 13 is substantially one half of an ellipse with the focal point 13' near to the apex 12 and the outer focal point 1X' both of which lie on the x-axis. A transverse filament 14 is arranged at the focal point 13' 55 with a longitudinal expansion perpendicular to the x-axis. The horizontal meridian section 15 is substantially a parabola the focal point of which (not shown) lies on the x-axis and can be identical to the focal point 1X.
A bi-convex collecting lens 16 is so arranged that its focal plane facing the reflector 10 includes the focal point 1X' remote from the reflector apex and which is identical to one focal point 16'of the collecting lens 16 lying in the focal plane. The second focal point 16" of the collecting lens 16 lies on the x-axis in the light 60 emerging opening.
A bulb shield 17 is arranged in the focal plane of the collecting lens 16 facing the reflector 10 and belowthe x-axis of the reflector 10. The effective edge 18 of the bulb shield 17 lies slightly below the focal point 16'of the collecting lens 16. The optical axis 19 of the entire described system consisting of the reflector 10 and the collecting lens 16 is inclined downwards with respect to the x-axis of the co-ordinate system by substantially 65 2 GB 2 117 502 A two degrees about the co-ordinate origin.
The reflective surface 11 of the reflector 10 is described bythe following equation:
2 v 2 Z2 4f X (2 a fr= - fF 2) (2x - X 2 p a P The cu rves which are produced by sections of planes perpendicular to the axis of the reflector 10 with the reflecting surface 11, are ellipses the semi axes of which are perpendicular to the axis of the reflector wherein 10 one semi axis of the ellipse lies in the horizontal meridian plane 20.
Four of the boundary rays emitted by the filament 14 represent the generated crude light beam; The two rays 23, 23'are reflected by the elliptical region of the reflecting surface 11 of the reflector 10 into the focal point lX' and are aligned in the main plane of the collecting lens 16 parallel to the x-axis. On the other hand, the two rays 25,25'are reflected from the paraboloid section of the reflecting surface 11 of the reflector 10 15 parallel to the x-axis and are collected at their focal point 1C in the main plane of the collecting lens 16 and are thereafter dispersed in an horizontal direction. In so doing, the bulb shield 17 blocks those reflected rays from the reflecting surface 11 which would cause dazzling of the oncoming traffic.
The front view of the reflector 10 in Figure 2 shows its apex opening 12', the focal points 13'and 15'of the M ellipse or parabola lying in the optical axis 19 and the reflecting surface 11 with five rows of surface elements 20 33,33'; 34, 34' and 35 wherein each row hasten surface elements illustrated as points of which only the respective two outer points are provided with reference numerals.
Figure 3 shows a measuring screen with the vertical W-line and the horizontal HH-line which intersect at the W-point. The edge 18 of the bulb shield 17 (only indicated) lies above the HH-line, the W-point is the point of intersection of the horizontal with the vertical. The surface elements 33,33'to 35 in Figure 2 represent filament images in the form of rectangles of different size. The filament images of the surface element 33 and 33'are concentrated in the Mpoint. The filament images 35 are the furthest remote from the HV-point wherein the surface element 35 adjacent the edge 9 of the reflector 10 forms the filament image furthest away from the W-point. The surface element 34,34'produce the inclined filament images. The filament images form an horizontal light strip substantially four degrees high.
The optical axis 19 of the entire image forming system consisting of the reflector 10 and the collecting lens 16 is inclined downwards about the co-ordinate origin with reference to the x-axis of the co-ordinate system by substantially two degrees. As can be seen from Figure 3, the bulb shield 17 would only shield a respective outer corner of the inclined filament image.
As part of a headlamp fora dipped beam, Figure 4 shows the horizontal meridian section with the reflector 35 10, the reflecting surface 1 land the apex 12. The horizontal meridian section 15 is a parabola the focal point 15'of which lies on the x-axis of the co-ordinate system and is substantially identical to the focal point 13' near the apex of the vertical meridian section forming one of the ellipses. The bulb filament 44 is formed as an axial helix and includes the common focal points 1371 W.
The collecting lens is formed as a curved fresnel lens 46 comprising a plurality of partial regions of circular 40 ring shape concentric to the x-axis of which two partial regions 47 and 48 are referenced. On the reflecting side, all the partial regions 47,48 have a common focal point 46'which is identical to the second focal point 13" of the ellipse 13 remote from the apex. However, the focal lengths 47% 48---with respect to the radial expansion of the fresnei lens 46 are different, namely decreasing towards the edge 49. The focal points 47', 48'of the lens 46 remote from the reflector 10 lie at different locations on the x-axis. The optically effective 45 edge of the bulb shield 17 lies slightly below the common focal point 13746'. The focal point rays 7 and 8 proceed parallel to the x-axis over the partial region 47 and 48 and are deflected to the associated focal point 47', 48'. Since the focal points remote from the reflector 10 of all partial regions lie nearer to the lens 46 than the focal point (not shown) of the central region 50, the emergent light beam has a comparatively large horizontal dispersion for the dipped beam.
The modification in Figure 5 shows substantially the same effect as the headlamp in Figure 4 with the difference that a fresnel lens in the form of an annular auxiliary collecting lens 56 is placed in front of the bi-convex collecting lens 16 opposed to the direction of radiation. The auxiliary collecting lens 56 detects substantially the edge rays of the light beam and with the collecting lens 16 forms a system with a common focal point 16756'which is identical to the focal point 16'of the lens 16. This focal point can coincide with the 55 focal point lX(Figure 4) of the ellipse 13 remote from the apex. The entire system has the focal plane 55 and the focal length W75C; the focal length of the lens 16 is referenced 1C.
Through the partial regions 57, 58 the two axially parallel rays 7 and 8 are refracted towards the x-axis and are deflected thereafter to the focal point 57' by the lens 16. The lens 16 refracts the ray 6 uninfluenced by the auxiliary collecting lens 56 to the focal point 16' remote from the reflector and which is at a greater distance 60 from the lens 16 than is the focal point 57'.
The auxiliary collecting lens can also consist of two lateral sectors or two lateral sections of circular area wherein the two sectors or sections are arranged as mirror images with respect to the vertical central plane.
The collecting lens can also be formed as a fresnel lens.
Figure 6 shows the vertical section and Figure 7 the horizontal section through a headlamp in which a 65 1 J 50 3 GB 2 117 502 A 3 system consisting of a lens 61 and of an auxiliary collecting lens 62 is arranged between the reflector 10 and the collecting lens 16. Moreover, the focal point 61' of the additional collecting lens 62 and the focal point 61' of the lens 61 near to the reflector are identical; the focal point 62'of the auxiliary collecting lens 62 and one of the focal points of the collecting lens 16 remote from the reflector are likewise identical (or lie near to one another); moreover the focal point 13'of the ellipse of the reflector 10 remote from the reflector and the 5 corresponding focal point 61' of the lens 61 are also identical. Furthermore, the focal length 16" of the collecting lens 16 is shorter than the focal length 61 " of the auxiliary collecting lens 61.
The two edge rays 1 and 2 lying in the vertical central plane make it clear that the height of the emergent light beam is less than the height of the reflector opening and that the two edge rays 3 and 4 lying in the horizontal central plane make it clear that the width of the emergent light beam is greater than the width of 10 the reflector opening. Moreover, the distance 63 of the lens 61 from the reflector 10 determines the height of the emergent light beam and the distance 60 of the auxiliary collecting lens 62 from the lens 61 determines the width of the emergent light beam.
The vertical section through a dipped beam headlamp in Figure 8 shows the filament 74 which is de-focused in front of the focal point 13'of the ellipse 13 in the direction of radiation. The lens 76 consists of 15 an upper half 77 with the focal point 77'and the focal length 77---and of a lower half 78 with the focal point 78' and the focal length 78". With respect to the focal length 77% the focal length 78---is longer by the amount 75 by which the two boundary rays 72,73, which proceed from the ends of the filament 74, are remote from one another on the x-axis. The focal point 77'of the upper lens half 77 and the focal point 13'of the ellipse 13 remote from the reflector are identical. Figure 9 shows the modification of the headlamp in Figure 8 in which 20 the filament 74 is de-focused against the direction of radiation, that is to say the focal point 13' lies in front of the filament 74. In this case, the focal point 13'of the ellipse 13 and the focal point 78'of the lower half 78 of the lens remote from the reflector are identical. Both types of de-focusing of the filament 74 produce a downwardly directed light beam not dazzling oncoming traffic.
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1. A headlamp for motor vehicles comprising a reflector, the vertical meridian section of which is an ellipse and comprising a transverse filament in the apex of the reflector near the focal point of the ellipse, and comprising a collecting lens the focal point of which facing the reflector is identical to the focal point of 30 the ellipse remote from the apex of the reflector, characterised in that, the horizontal meridian section (15) of the reflector (10) is a parabola or an ellipse or an ellipse or hyperbola similar to the optim al parabola and that curves which are produced by sections of planes - which intersect the axis (19) of the reflector (10) at right angles - produced with the reflecting surface (11) are ellipses the semi axes of which are perpendicular to the axis (19) and one semi axis lies in the meridian plane (20).
2. A headlamp according to claim 1, characterised in that, the reflecting surface (11) of the reflector (10) is described by the following equation:
v 2 Z2 40 4fpx (2 a fr= - fr2). (2x _ X2 a j 45
3. A headlamp according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that, a bulb shield (17) is arranged in the focal plane of the collecting lens (16) facing the reflector (10) and below the axis (19) of the reflector (11).
4. A headlamp according to claim 3, characterised in that, the optically effective edge (18) of the bulb shield (17) lies slightly below one focal point (16') of the collecting lens (16).
5. A headlamp fora dipped beam according to claim 3 or4, characterised in that, the optical axis (19) of 50 the entire image forming system consisting of the reflector (10) and the collecting lens (16), is downwardly inclined with respect to the x-axis by substantially two degrees about the apex point (12).
6. A headlamp according to one of the preceding claims comprising an axial or transverse filament, characterised in that, the focal length of the collecting lens (46) is a different length with respect to its radial expansion and that all partial regions (47,48) of the collecting lens (46) have a common focal point (46') which is identical to the focal point (13') of the ellipse (13) remote from the reflector apex.
7. A headlamp according to claim 6, characterised in that, the focal length of the collecting lens (46) reduces towards its edge (49).
8. A headlamp according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that, the collecting lens (46) is formed as a curved fresnel lens.
9. A headlamp according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that, an auxiliary collecting lens (56) detecting at least a portion of the outer edge rays (7,8) is arranged in the region of the collecting lens (16) and that the focal point (16') of the collecting lens (16) and the common focal point (16756') of the system formed by the collecting lens (16) and the auxiliary collecting lens (56) are identical.
10. A headlamp according to claim 9, characterised in that, the auxiliary collecting lens (56) is formed as a 65 4 GB 2 117 502 A 4 fresnel lens.
11. A headlamp according to claim 10, characterised in that, the auxiliary collecting lens (56) is in the form of annular surfaces or consists of two lateral sectors or of two lateral sections of circular area wherein the two sectors or the two sections are arranged as mirror images with respect to the vertical central plane.
12. A headlamp according to claim 6, characterised in that, an optical system consisting of a lens (61) and 5 of an auxiliary collecting lens (62) is arranged between the reflector (10) and the collecting lens (16) that the focal point (62') of the auxiliary collecting lens (62) near the reflector and the focal point (61') of the lens (61) near the reflector are identical that the focal point of the auxiliary collecting lens (62') remote from the reflector and one focal point (16') of the collecting lens (16) lie adjacent one another, in particular are identical and that the focal point (13') of the ellipse (13) remote from the reflector and the focal point (61') of 10 the lens (61) remote from the reflector are identical.
13. A headlamp according to claim 12, characterised in that, the focal length (16") of the collecting lens (16) is shorter than the focal length (62---)of the auxiliary collecting lens (62).
14. A headlamp according to claim 12 or 13, characterised in that, the distance (63) between the lens (61) and the reflector (10) determines the height of the emergent light beam and that the distance (60) between 15 the auxiliary collecting lens (62) and the lens (61) determines the width of the emergent light beam.
15. A headlamp according to claim 6, particularly according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that, the collecting lens (76) consists of an upper lens half (77) and of a lower lens half (78) and that the focal length (781 of the lower lens half (78) with respect to the focal length of the upper lens half (77) is greater by the amount (75) than the focal length (77") of the upper lens half (77) by which the two boundary rays (72,73), 20 which proceed from the ends of the filament (74), are spaced from one another on the x-axis (optical axis of the system).
16. A headlamp according to claim 4, characterised in that, the reflector consists of two sectors of two different parabolic-elliptical systems.
17. A headlamp according to claim 4, characterised in that, the reflector is composed of two sectors of a 25 parabolic-elliptical system and an ellipsoidal system.
18. A headlamp according to claim 5, characterised in that, optically effective means are provided in the region of the horizontal section of the collecting lens and which influence the horizontal light dispersion in such a manner that a greater light dispersion is produced for illuminating the sides of the road in front of the vehicle.
19. A headlamp according to claim 18, characterised in that, the optically effective means are cylindrical lenses.
20. A headlamp for motor vehicles substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 and 2, Figures 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figures 6 and 7 or Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, by Croydon Printing Company Limited, Croydon, Surrey, 1983.
Published by The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A lAY, from which copies may be obtained.
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